Winter Olympics

The skeleton is one of the most dangerous events in the Winter Olympics. That's why the competitors have safety gear. The Helmet that is worn protects their face fully. They also have special shoes which has spikes on the bottom that helps get a good grip on the ice. Furthermore competitors wear a race suit that has many features to it. Such as long lasting and tough fabric. Finally there are gloves help stop your hand from getting injuries. Do you think the Skeleton should be a sport in the Winter Olympics?

Maori Contingent War Heroes/Opinons

As part as learning about The Maori Battalion, we were to create a group DLO writing our own opinions on why we should remember the Maori contingent's soldiers. The majority of the group chose to remember the soldiers. Jeremiah had disagreed and said we should not remember them because they had a small impact during World War 1. After writing our opinions we researched a Maori contingent war hero. Everyone had to explain their heroes backstory and a heroic deed that they did.

The Maori Battalion

This week for reading my group have been learning about The Maori Battalion. We first read a text to find out what it's about. Once we did that my group and I worked collaboratively to write a summary about The Maori Battalion. In my opinion, I think that the summary we wrote was up to the standard it needed to be. After that we got into pairs and gave each other constructive feedback and feed forward. I think Ofa did really well on answering the questions that he was asked. 

Angles - Multiple Rays

Today was our last maths session for this term and we have been learning a lot about angles. Today we were given a worksheet and we were to measure the angles that we were given using our protractor. At first it was challenging because Ofa and I had different techniques so were unsure of which answer was right or wrong. So we both measured again and had the same answer. So I think for next time we just need to measure the shapes accurately and also take our time. 

Simile and Metaphor

Simile and Metaphor

L.I. - Know the parts of speech that will improve our writing

Know the difference between a simile and a metaphor

Similes compare one thing with another by saying they are similar, similes always use ‘like’ or ‘as’

Metaphors compare things by saying one thing is another

Simile are used in everyday conversation

Match the start and end of these common simile

as cold as ice✓	as a bee
as busy as a bee✓	as a bat
as quiet as a mouse✓	as a pig
as blind as a bat✓	as ice
as fat as a pig✓	as a mouse

Complete these sentences with a simile

He had a face like a horse✓

Smoke drifted like a wind✓

The aeroplane flew like a bird✓

We followed the teacher like ducklings✓

The sun rose like a flower✓

Try these:

As clear as the sky✓

As hard as a stone✓

As light as a feather✓

As heavy as a elephant✓

Animal similes: Match the animal to the simile below

dog    bee ox    mouse lamb      mule bat    snail eel    lark bunny   owl

I’m busy as a bee✓

It’s as slippery as an eel✓

She’s as quick as a lark✓

He’s as blind as a bat✓

She’s as wise as an owl✓

She’s as happy as a lamb✓

It’s as slow as a snail✓

He’s as stubborn as a mule✓

He’s as gentle as a bunny✓

You are quiet as a mouse✓

He’s as strong as an Ox✓

I’m as sick as a dog✓

Highlight the metaphors in these sentences.

When my kitten died, it broke my heart.✓

The sky was a big blue blanket.

The freezing wind was a knife cutting through my thin T-shirt.

I got together with the team to iron out our problems.

I was bored and time was creeping by.

I am a rocket on my skateboard.

Try matching these metaphor starts and endings:

That boy is a naughty monkey	a dragon
Glow worms were stars on the cave roof	when he is angry
The teacher is a dragon	a naughty monkey
Clouds feathered the sky	stars on the cave roof
He is a lion when he is angry.	the sky

Add a description to these to make these into metaphor:

The cave is black hole

The night is black blanket

A tree is ginormous beast

A spider web is net

A fish is scaly creature

Here is a metaphor poem.  There are 4 metaphor in it, find them and highlight them.

When I walk outside I play a game,

Of matching things not quite the same.

A tree is a green umbrella,

It shelters me from the rain.

Rain puddles are my mirrors,

I see myself again

Worms are living rubber bands,

They wriggle pinkly in my hands.

The moon’s a gold ball hanging in the sky,

It teases me to make a link…

I sometimes have to think and think.

This week in writing our group have been learning about language features such as similes and metaphors. Our task was to complete a worksheet given by Ms Kirkpatrick. In the worksheet there examples of simile and metaphors that we had to answer. Similes compare one thing with another by saying they are similar, similes always use ‘like’ or ‘as’

The Treaty Of Waitangi - Kahoot

For the past few weeks Mrs Anderson's reading group have been learning about The Treaty Of Waitangi. Once we read all of the books, we were to make a kahoot for the class that has at least 10 questions about the Treaty. My peers and I tried really hard to make our quiz interesting and tricky for our reading group. During the quiz we needed to collaborate and use our knowledge to get the answer to the questions.